Wii Sales Triple PS3 Numbers in Japan

by Carlos Bergfeld, Sep 04, 2007 3:12pm PDT

Japanese sales of the Wii in August were three times that of the PlayStation 3, according to research firm Enterbrain. Unsurprisingly, the Wii also sold nearly 22 times the number of the Xbox 360 consoles in the country. The 245,653 Wii consoles moved during the month were actually the least amount of Wii consoles sold since launch, a nearly 40% drop in sales from July's 396,752 units sold. Though both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 sales dropped off during August as well, by 11% and 37%, respectively. The number brings year-to-date sales of the Wii in Japan to 2,417,410 units, with the PS3 at 677,082 and Xbox 360 at 151,823.

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The Nintendo Wii - the best-selling console that no one plays after a month. ;)

Sep 04, 2007 5:21pm PDT

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The Nintendo Wii - the best-selling console that no one plays after a month. ;) : wytefang
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Man, if it wasn't for North America Microsoft would be fucked.

Sep 04, 2007 3:37pm PDT

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Man, if it wasn't for North America Microsoft would be fucked. : Fred Garvin
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- The 360 is not doing that bad in Europe either. The price drops should help the PS3 and 360, but if Nint... : MH Knights
- Well, and the head start. That basically guarantees at this point that Microsoft will hold a commanding ... : Chris Remo

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I hate to hate the PS3. I want it to succeed. But, well... :(

Sep 04, 2007 4:15pm PDT

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I hate to hate the PS3. I want it to succeed. But, well... :( : Freon
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- Why would the PS3 not succeeding as well as it could make you hate it? : Judicus

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so does this mean that there will be a huge ramp up in wii development? it seems like the console itself is selling well, now we just need more games

Sep 04, 2007 3:58pm PDT

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so does this mean that there will be a huge ramp up in wii development? it seems like the console itself... : Mr.SEX
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- There already has been. The problem is games of any merit take time to develop, so we wont be seeing an... : Judicus

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